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Uzbekistan South Korea memorandum of understanding (MOU)

Uzbek, South Korean aviation administrations sign MoU

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, October 2. Uzbek and South Korean aviation administrations signed a memorandum of understanding, TurkicWorld reports.

The ink dried on the document after the two countries' aviation administrations went round in negotiations in Seoul.

Within the framework of the memorandum, the sides removed restrictions on the number of designated airlines between the two countries. They also saw eye to eye on boosting the number of regular flights between Uzbekistan and Korea from 10 to 24 per week for airlines on both sides.

Both parties also reached an agreement on bilateral use of the special Open Skies regime announced at Jeju International Airport of South Korea and Samarkand International Airport of Uzbekistan for airlines of both sides.

The final round of talks between the aviation authorities of the two nations wrapped up in 2018, where it was decided that each side would be allowed 10 flights a week, and two airlines from each country were given the green light to take to the skies.

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